Watch List notes:

Great Britain, silver-plated copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Admiral Haddock issue (rare), ex-Ferrari, ex-Chao, ex-Adams. AC-NLh1A; Betts-296. 11.88 grams, 37 mm. Choice XF+ with thick silver plating nicely patinated around the details. Satirical issue with design of normal Porto Bello types but with obverse portrait of Admiral Haddock and legend referring his having taken "O" (nothing) with "several ships only" in his campaign in the Mediterranean, compared to Admiral Vernon's (exaggerated) successes in the Caribbean. XRF: 16.38% silver, 38.85% copper, 40.27% zinc, 4.02% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.
($500-1000)